Back in August Lucy Williams and Marisa Hordern, Missoma’s Creative Director, sat down for coffee to discuss their second collaboration collection together. After the success of Lucy Williams x Missoma, it seemed only natural to continue with the partnership and they were excited about all the ideas they had for the next collection. Over tea, they discussed how they could use the momentum of the collection to raise awareness, and also raise money, for a cause they both believed needed to be highlighted.

A charity close to Lucy’s heart is Wellbeing of Women, which she introduced to Marisa. A unique health charity, it invests in the future of women and their babies by funding pioneering medical research to improve diagnosis, develop better treatments and find cures for reproductive health issues. Did you know that one in two women in the UK will suffer from a reproductive or gynaecological health problem at some stage of their lives? We didn’t either but were stunned when we found out. We were so encouraged to hear that at Wellbeing of Women, they work hard to bring forward the day when women will be free from the heartbreak of recurrent miscarriage and stillbirth, the devastation of cervical cancer and the agony of endometriosis.

“In wearing these pieces, you're supporting a fantastic charity that's working hard to improve the health of women and babies by helping to fund research into everything from cervical cancer and endometriosis, to recurrent miscarriages and the health of premature babies.” - Lucy Williams

As one of the UK’s largest funders of medical research into women’s health, Wellbeing is accredited by the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), a UK-wide group which consists of 137 charities that fund only the highest quality research. It is vital that they continue this work since research remains the single most powerful means of advancing care and finding curative treatments.

We’re thrilled to be supporting this charity with our new Lucy Williams x Missoma 'North Star’ collection, and we'll be donating 20% of all sales from this collection to Wellbeing of Women. In doing this collection, we not only seek to raise much-needed funds for conditions that affect so many women, but will also increase awareness about Wellbeing of Women’s crucial work.

While we hope you love the collection, it’s important to remember that you are also helping Wellbeing of Women to achieve the breakthroughs that will ensure the future health of women and babies everywhere.

To find out more about their ground-breaking research, and the impact that your purchases from the LucyWilliamsXMissoma North Star Charity collection could have, please visit www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk.